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Informations for people who are seeking asylum
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Difficult words are coloured blue.
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If you are in Germany and seeking asylum
You can do a Voluntary Social Service.
But you have to be in Germany for over three months.
After three months in Germany you can get a permit
to do a Voluntary Social Service.
This permit is called work permit.
In German it is called Beschäftigungserlaubnis.
You can get this permit, but you do not have a right to it.
You get a work permit at the foreigners’ authority.
Ask somebody working for the Voluntary Social Service agency.
They can help you.
EXPLANATIONS OF THE BLUE, DIFFICULT WORDS
Foreigners‘ authority
The foreigners’ authority is a registration office
for people who are not from Germany.
In German it is called Ausländerbehörde.
At the foreigners’ authority you apply for a residence permit.
Seeking asylum
Some people come to Germany
because there is a war going on in their home country
or because they are in danger.
These people come to Germany for protection.
This is called seeking asylum.
Work permit
This is a document to say that you are allowed to work in Germany
and that you are allowed to do your Voluntary Social Service in Germany.
In German it is called Beschäftigungserlaubnis.
Voluntary Social Service agency
This is the organisation
that arranges Voluntary Social Services
and that takes care of volunteers.
The Voluntary Social Service agency helps you
if you have any questions or problems with your application
or during your Voluntary Social Service.
In Germany there are lots of different Voluntary Social Service agencies.
In German they are called Träger.